Schmidt Sciences Announces Plan for Lazuli, a Private Space Telescope
Scientific American Ideas • 1/7/2026 – 1/14/2026
Summary
Schmidt Sciences has announced plans for Lazuli, a private space telescope. The Lazuli Space Observatory will be larger than the Hubble Space Telescope and is set to launch as soon as 2029, marking it as the first-ever full-scale private space telescope.
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